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Stephen Loosley was inspired as a young man to join the Australian Labor Party as he saw it was the only way he could make significant change to his environment, one that was being led by NSW Liberal and nationally involved in the Vietnam War. He went from General Secretary of the NSW ALP to a Senator and ...

Interview with Aaron Patrick, author of a book about the ALP called 'Downfall, How The Labor Party Ripped Itself Apart.' Has Bill Shorten's powerbase and his union past become an electoral liability.
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Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has long been in favour of reforming Australia's electoral donation laws. He says private donations have transformed Australian politics into a 'financial arms race' and greater transparency is needed. AM spoke to Senator Xenophon this morning. ...